Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picking up the ball and running with it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
pick-ing up the bal-l and run-ning with- it
IPA
56
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pick up the ball and run with it

Questions

What does picking up the ball and running with it mean?
present participle and gerund of pick up the ball and run with it

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